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H. 4611
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Miller and Keegan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20866sd04.doc
Introduced in the House on January 27, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Huntington Beach State Park, bird sanctuary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/27/2004 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4
1/27/2004 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-4
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-965 SO AS TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN AREAS ADJACENT TO HUNTINGTON BEACH STATE PARK IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY AS A BIRD SANCTUARY AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS PROHIBITING THE HUNTING OR MOLESTATION OF BIRDS IN THIS SANCTUARY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-965. The area in Georgetown County located north of Huntington Beach State Park, east of Highway 17 Business, south of Atlantic Avenue, and west of the Atlantic Ocean is designated as a bird and wild fowl sanctuary.
It is unlawful for a person to trap, hunt, molest, or attempt to molest in any manner a bird or wild fowl or to molest any birds' nests or wild fowls' nests within the sanctuary.
A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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